Living and Nonliving Things

The smallest building block of life is ________

• an element

• a cell

• an atom

• a molecule

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Everything is classified as either

• slippery and dry

• living and nonliving

• hard and soft

• yummy and gross

All living things need

• air, nutrients, and space

• water, oxygen, and nutrients

• water, carbon dioxide, and nutrients

• cells, air, and nutrients

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To distinguish between living and nonliving things, all living things

• respond to their environment, grow, need nutrients and air, reproduce, and need space

• are known by their movement and need for nutrients

• can sit still for a long period of time

• have a smell

An example of a living thing is

• a rock

• a spoon

• a desk

• a plant

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An example of a nonliving thing is

• a plant

• a leaf

• a rock

• a wooden door

An example of a living thing

• a phone

• a song

• a computer

• a turtle

An example of a nonliving thing is

• a child

• a mushroom

• a table

• a mosquito

I can test an object to see if it is living by asking

• does it move when thrown, is it heavy, is it slippery?

• did it grow, can it reproduce, does it need nutrients, and is it made up of cells?

• is it pretty, is it hard, is it dry?

• is it made up of elements, does it eat?

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I can test an object to see if it is nonliving by asking

• does it move when thrown, is it heavy, is it slippery?

• did it grow, can it reproduce, does it need nutrients, and is it made up of cells?

• is it pretty, is it hard, is it dry?

• is it made up of elements, does it eat?

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